Leon Lei, Chi Un
Dr Leon Lei, Chi Un 李志遠
Dr Leon Lei, Chi Un 李志遠
With extensive experience in digital learning initiatives, Leon has contributed to higher education and K-12 education throughout Hong Kong and the Asia-Pacific region. Several of his educational development projects have been shortlisted in the QS Re-Imagine Education Award or the THE Awards Asia.
As an IEEE Senior Member and an Advance HE Principal Fellow, he earned his PhD in Electrical Engineering from the University of Hong Kong (2011) and his EdM in Human Resources Development from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (2022). Leon's research interests encompass learning analytics, MOOCs, generative AI for education, accessible learning and Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
Personal page: https://sites.google.com/view/leonlei/home
| Year | Awarding Institution | Qualification |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | The University of Hong Kong | BEng |
| 2011 | The University of Hong Kong | PhD |
| 2022 | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign | EdM |
With extensive experience in digital learning initiatives, Leon has contributed to higher education and K-12 education throughout Hong Kong and the Asia-Pacific region. Several of his educational development projects have been shortlisted in the QS Re-Imagine Education Award or the THE Awards Asia.
As an IEEE Senior Member and an Advance HE Principal Fellow, he earned his PhD in Electrical Engineering from the University of Hong Kong (2011) and his EdM in Human Resources Development from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (2022). Leon's research interests encompass learning analytics, MOOCs, generative AI for education, accessible learning and Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
Personal page: https://sites.google.com/view/leonlei/home
| Awardees | Award Date | Honours / Awards / Prizes | Category |
|---|---|---|---|
Lau, FM Tong, PL Coates, GS Kong, CHM Leung, CY | 2024-02-01 | HKU Teaching Development Grant Award | Teaching Accomplishment |
| 2013-08-01 | Best Paper Award: IEEE International Conference on Teaching, Assessment and Learning for Engineering | Research Achievement | |
NG, Tzi Dong Lam, KH | 2020-12-01 | Outstanding Paper Award: IEEE International Conference on Teaching, Assessment, and Learning for Engineering (TALE) | Research Achievement |
HOU, Xiangyu Gonda, DEV | 2018-03-01 | Finalist, Best Practitioner Full Paper: International Conference on Learning Analytics and Knowledge (LAK) | Research Achievement |
Oh, YJE Luo, J | 2017-12-01 | Best Paper Award: IEEE International Conference on Teaching, Assessment and Learning for Engineering | Research Achievement |
| 2012-03-01 | Best Paper Award: International MultiConference of Engineers and Computer Scientists | Research Achievement | |
| 2020-12-01 | Outstanding Paper Award: IEEE International Conference on Teaching, Assessment, and Learningfor Engineering | Research Achievement | |
Lam, KH | 2020-03-01 | HKU Teaching Innovation Award: The University of Hong Kong | Research Achievement |
| 2019-03-01 | HKU Professional Services Individual Award: The University of Hong Kong | Others |
| Term Period | Position | Professional Societies |
|---|---|---|
| 01/2020-12/2021 | Chairman | Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (Hong Kong Education Chapter) |
| 05/2020-12/2020 | Publication Co-Chair | IEEE International Conference on Teaching, Assessment, and Learning for Engineering |
| 05/2015-04/2016 | Publication Co-Chairs | IEEE International Conference on Teaching, Assessment, and Learning for Engineering |
| 05/2019-12/2019 | Special track chair | IEEE International Conference on Teaching, Assessment, and Learning for Engineering |
| 05/2020-12/2020 | Publication Co-Chair | IEEE International Conference on Teaching, Assessment, and Learning for Engineering |
| 01/2012-12/2012 | Conference track chair | IEEE Symposium on Humanities, Science and Engineering Research |
| 11/2013-04/2017 | Member | Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers |
| 06/2014-05/2015 | Member | IEEE Circuits and Systems Education and Outreach Technical Committee |
| 02/2017-12/2019 | Vice Chairman | Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (Hong Kong Education Chapter) |
| 01/2014-12/2014 | Conference session chair | IAENG International MultiConference of Engineers and Computer Scientists |
| 01/2017-12/2017 | Technical program committee co-chair | IEEE International Conference on Teaching, Assessment, and Learning for Engineering |
| 05/2018-12/2018 | Publication Co-Chair | IEEE International Conference on Teaching, Assessment, and Learning for Engineering |
| 01/2023-12/2024 | Chair | IEEE Region 10 (Asia-Pacific Region) Educational Activities Committee |
| 01/2013-12/2013 | Conference international liaison committee member | ACM SIGCSE Symposium |
| 05/2017-12/2020 | Senior Member | Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers |
| 03/2014-01/2017 | Secretary | IEEE Hong Kong Education Chapter |
| 01/2020-12/2021 | Chairman | IEEE Hong Kong Education Chapter |
| Spoken Language(s) (EN) | Spoken Language(s) (ZH) |
|---|---|
| Cantonese | 粵語 |
| Mandarin | 普通話 |
| English | 英語 |
| Written Language(s) (EN) | Written Language(s) (ZH) |
|---|---|
| Chinese | 中文 |
| English | 英文 |
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